A Los Angeles real estate investor with ties to Columbus has purchased a large piece of Schottenstein Property Group’s industrial portfolio in Central Ohio.

Hackman Capital bought 12 flex office-warehouse properties and 32 warehouse and distribution centers with a combined 2.5 million square feet of space in Franklin County. The acquisition included a 359,600-square-foot warehouse in Ruther Glen, Va. Terms of the June 26 deal weren’t disclosed, but public records show 10 deed transfers totaling $32 million.

Hackman Capital Executive Vice President David Smith said the portfolio includes 139 tenant spaces ranging from 1,200 to 360,000 square feet. About 83 percent of the space is occupied.

“There’s a lot of diversification of risk with that,” Smith said. “It’s not like we’re dealing with a lot of single-tenant industrial buildings.”

A Schottenstein Property representative did not return calls seeking comment.

The largest single-tenant building bought in Columbus was a 164,450-square-foot structure at 555 Yearling Road leased to metals processor Ryerson Holding Corp.

Hackman Capital’s knowledge of Columbus runs deeper than the two years since it entered the market. Michael Hackman, the company’s founder and CEO, grew up in the area with the children of the late Jerome Schottenstein, including Jay Schottenstein, the top executive at Schottenstein Property Group.

Smith said other Hackman Capital executives have lived in the Columbus area.

“These are areas we’ve known,” he said “and we have intimidate knowledge of the market and the properties.”

An industrial marketing specialist for Jones Lang LaSalle Americas Inc. called the investor’s expanded portfolio “a good mix of product.”

“They’ll be able to go after a wide variety of tenants with that portfolio,” said Jones Lang agent Ben Wendorf, “and should see a lot of the deals in the market.”

The moderate cost of the acquisition and vacant spaces, he said, “is definitely an opportunity for an upside” as the investor signs new tenants.

Smith said Hackman Capital owns about 6 million square feet of industrial properties in New England and about 2 million square feet each in Michigan and Texas. The company still has an interest in buying more properties in Columbus and other regional markets.

“We don’t see this as the end,” Smith said. “We’re very interested in building our portfolio in the Midwest.”

Schottenstein Property controls and manages about 21 million square feet of commercial space, including shopping centers, in 27 states. Its largest property is the 2.9 million-square-foot Columbus Aircenter on East Fifth Avenue.